FLANGE

flange, rim

(noun) a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

flange (plural flanges)

An external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to hold something in place.

The projecting edge of a rigid or semi-rigid component.

(RPG) An ability in a role-playing game which is not commonly available, overpowered or arbitrarily imposed by the referees.

(vulgar slang) A vulva.

(rare, humorous) The collective noun for a group of baboons.

The electronic sound distortion produced by a flanger.

Synonyms

• (collective noun for a group of baboons) troop, congress

Verb

flange (third-person singular simple present flanges, present participle flanging, simple past and past participle flanged)

(intransitive) To be bent into a flange.

(transitive) To make a flange on; to furnish with a flange.

(transitive, sound engineering) To mix two copies of together, one delayed by a very short, slowly varying time.

Anagrams

• fangle

Source: Wiktionary


Flange, n. Etym: [Prov. E. flange to project, flanch a projection. See Flanch, Flank.]

1. An external or internal rib, or rim, for strength, as the flange of an iron beam; or for a guide, as the flange of a car wheel (see Car wheel.); or for attachment to another object, as the flange on the end of a pipe, steam cylinder, etc. Knight.

2. A plate or ring to form a rim at the end of a pipe when fastened to the pipe. Blind flange, a plate for covering or closing the end of a pipe.

– Flange joint, a joint, as that of pipes, where the connecting pieces have flanges by which the parts are bolted together. Knight. - Flange rail, a rail with a flange on one side, to keep wheels, etc. from running off.

– Flange turning, the process of forming a flange on a wrought iron plate by bending and hammering it wh

Flange, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flanged; p. pr. & vb. n. Flanging.] (Mach.)

Definition: To make a flange on; to furnish with a flange.

Flange, v. i.

Definition: To be bent into a flange.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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